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单词 urbanity
释义
urbanity
noun[U]
approving
uk
/ɜːˈbæn.ə.ti/us
/ɝːˈbæn.ə.t̬i/
thefactorqualityof beingurbane(=confident,relaxed, andpolite):
从容自信，温文尔雅
Thebookis apleasuretoread,remindingus ofitsauthor'scharacteristicwitand urbanity.这本书读起来很愉快，让我们体会到作者特有的机智和文雅。
The Emperoracceptedthisapologywithcharacteristicgraciousnessand urbanity.皇帝以特有的风度和优雅接受了这个道歉。
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  • The more of us whobehavewithcivilityand urbanity, the morecivilityand urbanity there will be.
  • Thenegotiationshould besimplefor a man of his urbanity andcharm.
  • Style,grace, urbanity, and aclearsenseofidentityare thehallmarksof allgreatcities.
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(Definition ofurbanityfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofurbanity

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It was, instead, a concern for the most fundamental aspects ofurbanity- density, continuity, social interaction and shape - that characterized his work.
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Downes is at his most poetic here, bringing sophistication andurbanity, without distorting the movement's natural eloquence.
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The disciplinary effects of these tales on a generation of women about to participate in the emerging hetero-socializing culture of modernurbanitycannot be overestimated.
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Our research suggests that there are a number of architectural tools to enable this: sustainability,urbanity, identity, stewardship.
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In the seventeenth century ' modes ofurbanity' spread into the countryside, displacing older rituals of hospitality even among rustic gentry.
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Indeed, because the city is everywhere, contemporary culture is completely immersed in the cultural representation ofurbanity.
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This offers a strongly defined armature that will provide an underlying sense of order andurbanityto the campus as it takes shape.
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We thought that this would be the perfect occasion to use our ideas abouturbanityto formulate a 'plan' for the site.
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It should be read by all historians ofurbanityand of material culture.
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Moreover, the book is a pleasure to read, reminding us of its author's characteristic wit andurbanity.
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Urbanityis one impor tant thread, femaleness another.
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Improved mobility has resulted in a newurbanitythat encompasses both landscape and city systems.
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It was particularly important in urban environments where the possibilities for confusion were greatest, and where 'urbanity' first emerged.
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Though perhaps not to the same extent as in cities, language usage in rural areas nevertheless reflects the same cosmopolitan influences that have produced the urban vernaculars that establishurbanity.
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The experience ofurbanityis therefore more mental than physical and urban life is no longer restricted to city-dwellers; the countryman may be urban while the city-dweller may not be.
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